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Ronald M. Nate
Ron Nate in August 2017
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Preceded byBritt Raybould
Succeeded byBritt Raybould
Constituency34th district Seat B
In office
December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byDouglas Hancey
Succeeded byDoug Ricks
Constituency34th district Seat A
Personal details
BornSalt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaria Olsen
Children4
Residence(s)Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Utah (BS)
University of Connecticut (MA), (PhD)
ProfessionProfessor
Websitewww.nateforidaho.com

Ronald M. Nate is an American politician and economist who has previously served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 34th district. He was an economics professor at Brigham Young University–Idaho and is now president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative think tank.[1] He is part of the far-right faction of the Idaho Republican Party.[2][3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Nate was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He earned Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Utah, and a Master of Arts and a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Connecticut.[5]

Academic career[edit]

He was a professor of economics at Brigham Young University–Idaho from 2001 to 2022 and was a member of the Foundation for Economic Education faculty network.

Political career[edit]

Nate was an alternate delegate for George W. Bush at the 2004 Republican National Convention.[6] Nate was chairman of the Madison County Republican central committee from 2006 to 2010 and chaired the Idaho Republican caucuses in 2012.[7][8] From 2007 to 2013, he was a member of the Idaho Judicial Council.[9] He was a John McCain delegate at the 2008 Republican National Convention.[10]

He advised the Brigham Young University–Idaho College Republicans before the group was officially dissolved by the university in 2009.[11] In 2018, Nate was named Idaho Republican Party state legislator of the year.[12]

In 2014, Nate ran against the incumbent Douglas A. Hancey in the Republican primary election, winning with 55.3% of the vote.[13] He ran unopposed in the November 2014 general election.[14]

In 2016, Nate won the Republican primary against Doug Ricks with 51.6% of the vote.[15] His 167-vote margin of victory was among the narrowest in the state.[16] He ran unopposed in the general election.[17] He supported Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries,[18] and was a Cruz delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention.[19] He called on Donald Trump "to step aside from the nomination and allow the party to replace the top spot on the ticket" after the release of the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape.[20]

In the 2018 Republican primary, Nate ran against Ricks in a rematch.[16][21] In the May 2018 primary, Nate received 49% of the vote, losing to Ricks, who came out 159 votes ahead.[22] He endorsed Russ Fulcher in the Idaho 1st Congressional district race.[23] He also endorsed Raúl Labrador for governor.[24]

In 2020, Nate ran for District 34 Seat B against Republican incumbent Britt Raybould.[25] Nate defeated Raybould in the June 2020 Republican primary with 52% of the vote,[26] and ran unopposed in the November 2020 general election.[27] In 2022, Nate ran for re-election, but was defeated by Raybould in the Republican primary by 36 votes.[2]

Nate he is a co-founder of the Madison Liberty Institute in Rexburg.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IDAHO FREEDOM FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP". Idaho Freedom Foundation. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Far-right loses statewide, but makes big gains in Idaho Senate". Boise State Public Radio. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  3. ^ "Primary sets stage for a different Idaho Senate". ktvb.com. May 22, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  4. ^ Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (2022-04-06). "Idaho House candidates pull in $1.2 million in fundraising". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  5. ^ "Rep. Ronald Nate – Idaho State Legislature". legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  6. ^ "The Election of 2004 – Republican National Convention". cphcmp.smu.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. ^ "Politics 2012: Idaho moves into caucus phase". UPI. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  8. ^ Idaho GOP Mock Caucus - Ron Nate Intro, 2012-02-07, retrieved 2018-02-15
  9. ^ "Otter appoints Kathy Simpson to Idaho Judicial Council". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  10. ^ "Idaho Primary and Caucus Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  11. ^ "BYU-Idaho dissolves student political parties". DeseretNews.com. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  12. ^ "Idaho GOP announces Hall of Fame inductees - Idaho Republican Party". 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  13. ^ "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  14. ^ "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State, Election Division.
  15. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  16. ^ a b Devin Bodkin, Nate-Ricks debate turns testy, Idaho Education News (April 26, 2018).
  17. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  18. ^ "Cruz for President Announces Expanded Idaho Leadership Team". Ted Cruz for Senate (Press release). Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  19. ^ "Idaho Delegation to the 2016 Republican National Convention". www.p2016.org. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  20. ^ Price, Mike; Scroll, BYU-Idaho (2016-10-08). "Local representative also calling for Trump to step down". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  21. ^ "Candidate Treasurer List with Mailing Addresses for 2018" (PDF). February 14, 2018.
  22. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "May 15, 2018 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho.
  23. ^ Richert, K. (July 10, 2017). "FULCHER TOUTS FUNDRAISING, ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS" Idaho Education News. Accessed: https://www.idahoednews.org/kevins-blog/fulcher-touts-fundraising-announces-endorsements/
  24. ^ "Labrador Wins Variety of Endorsements".
  25. ^ Ron, Nate (2020-02-05). "Ron Nate announces run for seat 34B, currently held by Britt Raybould". Rexburg Standard Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  26. ^ Mike Price, Ron Nate defeats incumbent Britt Raybould, East Idaho News (June 2, 2020).
  27. ^ 2020 General Election Results – Legislative, Idaho Secretary of State, Elections Division.
  28. ^ "Our Team – Madison Liberty". 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Nate